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No.187,73;3 Patented Feb.27,1877;

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UNITED STATES PATENT Orrrcn.

EDMUND B. TAYLOR, or PORTLAND, MAINE.

IMPROVEMENT IN MACHINES FOR POUNQING HATS.

Specification forming part of Letters Patent 'No. 187,983, datedFebruary 27, 1877; application filed September 27, 1876.

To all whom it may concern Be it known that I, EDMUND B. TAYLOR, ofPortland, in the county of Cumberland and State of Maine, have inventeda new and useful Machinc for Pouncing Hats, which is fully set forth inthe following specification, reference being bad to the accompanyingdrawings. The object of my invention is to provide a means of pouncinghats, simple, more effectual, and more economical than the meansheretofore employed.

The first part of my invention consists of a cylindrical pouncing-rollto which the sandpaper or other pouncin g substance is affixed by meansof a movable section in the rim of the cylinder, attached to a movablearm on each side of the web, and held in place by means of a dovetailedkey. The sand-paper or other material is passed through the opening inthe rim, tightened by means of a key, and firmly fastened by replacingthe dovetailed key and movable section.

The second part of my invention consists of the combination of acylindrical feed-roll with a shoulder with a plain cylindrical feed-rolland a movable frame hung on pivots. which carries the feed roll shafts,and is tipped by means of a stop lever and treadle, so as to press thefeed-rolls against the pouncingcylinder and thrown off by means of aspring whenever the pressure on the treadle ceases. The feed'roll shaftsare hung to the frame by means of boxes and springs, as shown in Fig. 5.In the accompanying drawings the shoulder is shown in the center of theroll; but I do not confine it to any position, as it may be varied tosuit the shape of the hat being pounced.

Dhe third part of my invention relates to the combination of the twoparts already described with each other and with two guards, marked inthe accompanying drawings F and G,

In the accompanying drawings similar letters represent correspondingparts.

X is the bed of the machine; A, the pouncing-cylinder; B, thecylinder-shaft; G, the feed-roll with the shoulder D, the plainfeedroll; E E, the feed-roll shafts; F, the handguard; G, thespring-guard; H, the pivotal rod; I, the movable section of thecylinder;

K, the dovetailed key I], the opening in the rim of the cylinder; M, thekey which tightens the paper; N, an opening through the web of thecylinder similar to that through which the key M passes; O 0, themovable arms of the cylinder; P, the boxes carrying the feed rollshafts; Q, the spring pressing down the boxes; R, the stop-lever;S,thelever-rod; T, the driving-wheel ot' the pouncing-cylinder; U, thedriving-wheel of the feed-rolls; V V, cogs connecting the upperfeed-roll shaft with the driving-wheel U.

Figure 1 represents the key used to tighten the paper.

Fig. 2 is a section of the rim of the cylinder, showing the movablesection I and the dovetailed key K.

Fig. 3 shows the able arms, I being the section of the rim, the movablearms.

Fig. 4. is a side view of the pouncing-cylin der, showing the movablesection I, the dovetailed key K, the arm 0, the key M, and the balancingequivalent N.

Fig. 5 is an end view of the machine. Xis the bed-frame; A,thepouncing-cylinder; B, the end of the cylinder-shaft O, the upperfeed-roll; D, the lower feed-roll; E E, the ends of the feed-rollshafts; F, the hand-guard; G, the spring-guard; H, the end of the frontpivot of the movable frame; P, the front boxes carrying the feed-rollshafts; Q, the spring pressing down the front boxes; B, the stoplever;S, the lever-rod; U, the driving-wheel of the feed-roll shafts.-

Fig. 6 is a top view of the machine,

construction of the mov- A being the pouncing-cylinder; B, thecylinder-shaft;

O, the upper feedroll with shoulder; E, the upper feed-roll shaft; F,the hand-guard G, the spring-guard; T. the driving-wheel of the pouncingcylinder; U, the driving-wheel ot' the feed-roll shafts. V is acog-wheel carrying the upper feed-roll shaft.

Fig. 7 is a side view of the machine. X is the bed; A, thepouncing-cylinder; O, the upper feedroll; D, the lower feed-roll; E E,the

feed-roll shafts F, the hand-guard; G, the spring-guard H, the pivotalrod carrying the movable frame V V, the cogs connecting the upperfeed-roll shaft with the driving-wheel U.

In use the dovetailed key K is drawn out;

the rim of the cylinder is opened at L; both ends of the sand-paper orother pouncing ma terial are passed through this opening; it is drawntightly round the cylinder by means of the key M, or in any otherconvenient manner, andseourely fastened by replacing the dovetailed key.The key is withdrawn when the paper is fastened. The hat is passedbetween the feed-rolls O and D, and is pressed against the pouncing-rollA by the operation of the stop-lever and treadle upon'the movable frame,which is thrown off from the pouncing-roll by a spring when the pressureon the treadle ceases. The shoulder in the feed-roll permits theoperator to govern the hat and run it through the rolls in anydirection. The guard F protects the hand of the operator from beingcaught in the rolls, and the spring-guard G prevents the hat fromfolding or wrinkling while passing through the rolls, and lessens itsliability to cut or tear. Thepouncing-cylinder is revolved at acomparatively high speed reverse] y to the feed rolls, which revolve ata comparatively low speed. The movable frame can be changed from side toside of the machine, so as to pounce both sides of the hat with the samemachine.

I do not claim as my invention the key M, or its application to thispurpose. I merely describe it as showing one convenient methodoftightening the pouncing substance. Neither do I claim any part of thedriving machinery.

What I claim as new in my invention isl. The combination of sand-paperor other pouncing material with the cylindrical roll,

- movable section and arms, and dovetailed key,

substantially as described.

2. The combination of the feed-rolls'C and D, the movable frame, andstop-lever, substantially as and for the purposes above described.

3. The combination of thecylindrical pouncing-roll A with the feed-rollsO and D, the two guards F and G, the movable frame, and stop-lever,substantially as and for the purposes above described.

4. The combination of the pouncing-roll A with the pouncing material andthe two feedrolls and movable frame, substantially as and for thepurposes above described.

E. B. TAYLOR.

Witnesses:

FRED. N. Dow, A. B. GoLE.

